Summary:
What if Only Your Worst Enemy Could Help You Save the World?
Fireseed One, a YA futuristic thriller, is set on earth in 2089 where people ride tricked-out amphibious vehicles over toxic waters, dance in ice-themed clubs and eat fish that grow up on vines in floating warehouses. Varik Teitur inherits a vast sea farm after the mysterious drowning of his marine biologist father.
When Marisa Baron, a beautiful and shrewd terrorist, who knows way, way too much about Varik's father's work, tries to steal seed disks from the world's food bank, Varik is forced to put his dreams of becoming a doctor on hold and venture with her, into a hot zone teeming with treacherous nomads and a Fireseed cult who worships his dead father, in order to search for a magical hybrid plant that may not even exist.
Fireseed One, a YA futuristic thriller, is set on earth in 2089 where people ride tricked-out amphibious vehicles over toxic waters, dance in ice-themed clubs and eat fish that grow up on vines in floating warehouses. Varik Teitur inherits a vast sea farm after the mysterious drowning of his marine biologist father.
When Marisa Baron, a beautiful and shrewd terrorist, who knows way, way too much about Varik's father's work, tries to steal seed disks from the world's food bank, Varik is forced to put his dreams of becoming a doctor on hold and venture with her, into a hot zone teeming with treacherous nomads and a Fireseed cult who worships his dead father, in order to search for a magical hybrid plant that may not even exist.
REVIEW:
Author: Catherine Stine
Publisher: Konjur Road Press
Release Date: December 2, 2011
Fireseed One starts off with the protagonist Varik, a boy who has recently lost his father and has a lot on his plate. The story’s action starts off when Varik discovers a strange girl trying to steal seed disks. He catches her before she can get away, holds her captive, and tries to find out more about her. They go on an adventure to search for a hybrid plan through the hot zone, facing many obstacles along the way.
I thought the whole plot of Fireseed One an extremely clever one. The adventure, the romance, and the amazing world building. The world presented is incredible! This sci-fi world is created before your very eyes and suddenly it feels like you’re in a whole other universe, or a whole other earth. The descriptions needed to make the world come to life work are very well balanced with the rest of the story so it’s not overbearing like in other sci-fi novels. The relationship between Marisa and Varik is so sweet! Even in the beginning I thought the two were a great match for each other.
Overall, I really enjoyed Fireseed One! It’s really different from my usual read so I’m glad that I got a chance to read it. Fireseed One rejuvenated my interest in the Sci-Fi genre. It’s engaging characters and the imaginative world pulls the reader in and doesn’t let them back out until the very last page. I highly recommend this book to those who love sci-fi and those who want to try something new and engaging.
/5 Stars = INCREDIBLE READ
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/5 Stars = INCREDIBLE READa Rafflecopter giveaway
It's always great when new books open us up to genres that were previously on our "Don't read" list.
ReplyDeleteI usually don't genre hop unless the book is physically in front of me, but now that I order most of my books online I do it less and less.
DeleteI'm happy that I did with this one though because it provided a much needed escape for me this month! :)
Your review makes the book sound very inviting. I love to read novels where the author has created an entire new world. It sounds like what has happened here. Thanks for giving your readers a chance to win this book!
ReplyDeleteIt is very inviting! You know when a book is good when you get completely immersed in its world.
DeleteI love futuristic thrillers and tricked-out amphibious vehicles so this is definitely the book for me! Thanks for your awesome review and giveaway :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting! Glad you liked the review!
DeleteCan't wait to hear your thoughts on the book when you've read it. :)
I like the book's cover. Not only is it attractive, but the strange rocks and other details make me want to open the book.
ReplyDeleteI know! The cover art is beautiful. Catherine (the author) illustrated it herself. She is really talented! ;)
DeleteHi, checking in. Ezmirelda, thanks for such a nice post and review of my novel! Just to clarify, I illustrated the nine interior drawings. The cover art was done by Jay Montgomery, a professor of digital art at The College of Art & Design in Savannah, Georgia. Cheers! Catherine
ReplyDeleteI love sci-fi! Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteIn the middle of this book and so want time to finish it! It's an amazing world that sucks you in and you believe in it, you ARE in it.
ReplyDeleteI've been seeing good things about this one! :)
ReplyDeleteVery nice review. I have a copy of the book and am lookig forward to reading it.
ReplyDeleteBrace yourself for the shocking end, folks... Wanna hear your reaction!
ReplyDeleteI really wanna read it. Thanks for the chance!
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